The Spirit Of
Christmas
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with us—the poor. Let u* endeavor
to see that not one of these pov
erty-stricken one shall awake on
the glorious Christmas morning to
confront - an empty stocking. As
Ood has prospered us let us minis
ter to them Let each one of its
search out some one of the needy
and make him or her happier lor
Just one dav, and when we have
accomplished this good thing will
the full realization of the Divine
promise dawn upon us. They are
God's creatures these needy ones
clothed 1ri His image and number
ed among the elect for whom the
Great Sacrifice was made. Tiet its
help them to an und'-rctandlng of
What Christmas Day means.
For the sake of Him who gave Hts
only Begotten Son a gift to the
world eschew the narrow, mean
spirit that decries the custom of
gift-giving: it is symbolic of the
precious Christmas gift the Heaven
ly father gave to the. world near two
thousand years ngo; ami it Is the
aptrttual consciousness attendant
upon this inspired custom that
brings Its own reward—the indes
cribable feeling of deep content
ment attendant upon a good deed
well done. So likewlae, the man or
woman who seeks to banish from j
the fairyland of childhood the beau
tiful mytlv of Santa Claus is an
enemy to the human race. The
spirit that, would shatter this cher
ished hope of twelvemonth, this
bright ray of Joy reflected through
the vista of the year: that beckons
the tots to the happiest day of their
Ihes and leaves its sweet memories
of full .'toe kings and enchanted
dreams, does not measure up to the
full breadth of Christmas citizen -
ship, Bather let us perpetuate the
delightful mystery of the gasc and
by our works decree that the chil
drens patron saint shall not know
the proud portals of the rich from
the humble hovels of the poor.
May we—all of us—enter into the
spirit of the season with hearts at
tuuad to the beautiful lesson that it
inculcate*- making others happy.
"God bless us every one.”
Carol And Candle
Light Services
Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock
at Central Methodist church there
will be a Carol and Candle light
service. The Junior choir will take
part with a service of Christmas
carols and the young people will
present some tableaux scenes of the
nativity. This promises to be a beau
tiful and Inspiring servlet; especially
at this particular hour on Christ
mas eve.
Penny Column
~FOlXNrT~MAN’S WATCH ON
streets of Shelby Tuesday. Owner
identify and pay for this advertise- j
ment. Call 516, Gardner St., B. L. j
Painter. l-23c
WASHING AND
Greasing automobiles
-$1.50. Tillman's
Service Station,
Phone 804-J. ltc
Christmas Specials
At Sanitary Market
Layer Raisins, 2 lb. __ 25c
Pecans, lb. _ 15c and 20c
Brazil Nuts, lb.__ 18c
Apples, peck__ 25c
Oranges, peck __35c
Large Grapefruit. 5 for _ 10c
Chocolate Drops. Per
pound _ 8 i-Sc, 12^c & 1 St
Mixed Bucket Candies.
Pound v,.. 8 t-3c and 1.0c
2-lb. Box Sugar Stick
Candy _ 20cj
Market Specials:
County Pork Sausage, lb. 20c
Oysters for stewing, dry
pack. qt._50c
Large White N. J. Oysters,
dry pack, pt. _ 40c
Pork Hams, whole, 8 to 10-lb.
average, lb. _ 14c
Sugar Cured Hams, whole
or i, lb. ■_15c
Pork Ribs, lb. _10c
Dressed Turkeys, lb._30c
Dressed Hens, lb. __23c
Sanitary Market
PHONE 48
Next to Quinn's Drug Store
South Washington Street
ltc
PHONE 804-J AND
have your ear washed
and gxpased for Holi
day driving. Special
Christmas price $1.50.
Tillman's Service
Station. ltc
THREE luiAHKS AND
three price ranges in wed
ling invitations and announce
ments. Beautiful line of sam
ples at greatly reduced prices
Vhovcin ;-t The Star office.
: Filipino Champion
Of Yo-Yo Is Coming
To Shelby Thursday
1 To Give Exhibition Of fancy Yo
Yoing At Court House. Shelby
Contest Eater.
Perfeeto Valdez, the world's
champion yo-yocr, will give a free
exhibition of fancy and trick yo-yo
ing at the court house in Shelby
tomorrow, Thursday, afternoon at
2 o'clock. The demonstration is be
ing put on under the auspices of
the local post of the American Le
gion. All children and the general
public are tmited.
A week later, on Thursday after
noon, Dec. 31, at 2 o’clock a yo-yo*
lng contest for Shelby boys and
girls will be held at the court
house. Any youngster may enter
and the one picked as the best trick
artist with the yo-yo will be given
a sweater by The Charlotte News
After the contest here when Shel
by’s champion yo-yo artist is sel
ected by the American Legion he
or she will enter the state contest
to be held at Charlotte on Satur
day, Jan. 2. All entrants in the
contest here will be given a free
ticket to the final state contest and
show at Charlotte January 2. In
addition to the prize for the best yo
yoer in Shelby, Jewelled yo-yo tops
will be given several of the other
entrants who make the best show
ing. Capt, Peyton McSwaln, com
mander of the legion post, will have
charge of the exhibition tomorrow
and the contest Thursday week.
New Cotton Uses
May Better Price
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Jecorative cottons made In the
United States.
An exhibit of newly-developed
adaptations of various cotton fab
rics for apparel, household and in
dustrial purposes was sent on a tour
Df textile centers in France, Eng
land, Holland, Switzerland, Egypt
and Spain this year.
Among the new uses for cotton
evolved in the United States ar.d
adopted for commercial use abroad
he listed fabrics for letter-heads,
advertising brochures, menus, radio
broadcasting manuscripts, and pro
grams of all sorts. Decorative pos
sibilities of wall paneling through
use of thin veners of fine woods
mounted on layers of cotton sheet
ing have aroused foreign Interest.
Uses of cotton fabrics in con
struction of roads, experiments in
which were conducted in Texas and
South Carolina, he said, has beep
investigated thoroughl by Spain.
Germany, India, Egypt and England
In England, an actual construction
for test purposes was completed this
year in the borough of Burnley,
Lancashire.
New School Books
Adopted In State
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no arithmetic test will be used in
the second grade, this being one of
the recommendations of the state
textbook commission.
The state board took the lowest
bid in each subject. In the writing
texts, however, one co-basal book
aells at- a higher price than the
other but at a lower price than
that at which it Is how sold.
The adoption yesterday was the
third since the passage of the 1923
law changing the method of adop
tion from sweeping changes every
five years to annual revision of the
list, with changes In not more than
one major and two minor subjects.
The first change was In language
and health books In 1937. and the
second was In 1928 when reading
and spelling texts were changed. In
1929 there was no recommendation
from the state textbook commission,
and in 1930 the state board of edu
cation actually received bids, but
rejected them all.
Opens Way for Changes.
Remaining on the list are two
major subjects, history and geogra
phy. and which will be up for
change next year has not been de
cided. Heretofore It has been the
custom for the textbook comnt's
sion to decide upon the subjects to
be changed, and then make Its
multiple recommendations therefor
but the board of education Is pri
vileged to dictate the course of the
textbook commission.
Although the state board was di
vided last year in refusing a new
adoption, its action in effecting one
was unanimous.
Store Broken Into
At Kings Mountain
When l.oden's department store at
Kings Mountain was opened for
business yesterday morning H was
discovered U,iat thieves had enter
ed during the night and stolen
four men's suits, four boys’ suits,
some sweaters, boots hose, etc.,
valued at $100
Officers malting an investigation
found that the store was entered
through the front door and utter
looting the store, they unban ed the
rear door and left it open. No trace
has been found of the robbers, ae
cording to Information received
from King- Mountain this mom
ing.
Cleveland Family
May Get Portion
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records from the old Tryon court
house, Tryon county In olden days
embracing many of the present-day
counties. After the Revolutionary
war he settled in what is now the
No. 1 township section of Cleveland
county. He had, it is said, six sons.
Somewhere between 1820 and 1830
four of these sons migrated west,
or to Tennessee, Texas and Miss
issippi. Two of the brothers remain
ed in North Carolina and were an
cestors of the big Humphries con
nections in the two Carolines to
day. Two of the brothers, one of
whom was said to be named Will
iam, settled near what is now
Kingsport, Tenn. After some years
there, as the Tennessee version lias
it, William Humphries killed a man
in a fight. As was the custom of
those days, he left Tennessee and
disappeared. The other brothers, it
is said, never heard from him again,
but knew that he went to Texas,
which was then a part of Mexico.
Prom that point the scene of the
story shifts to Texas. A man by the
name of William Humphries pur
chased a large tract of land, or a
land grant, from the Mexican gov
ernment and settled there.
Fortune
He never married and when he
died about 1840 he left no relatives
and none of his acquaintances!
there knew where he came from
This was due, it is thought now, to I
the fact that he never revealed his
native hctne there bemuse of the
Tennessee trouble. As the years
passed by the State of Texas be
came one of the United States The
Humphries property, once a part
of Mexico, became a portion of Jeff
erson county and is said to be sit
uated near Beaumont, in the heart
Of the world’s greatest oil well field.
Oil was found on the property and
since Humphries died inestate the
property has been held under the
custody of guardianship of the
State and county government. The
actual value of the property was not
given in the report sent here, but
is said to be "many millions.'
Attorneys here and elsewhere am
now attempting to see Just what
there is to the proposition and they
are already in communication with
officials and attorneys in Texas. If
the estate exists, never probated, as
reported, It will be necessary to
prove that William Humphries was
one of the six Humphries brothers
of No. 1 township. The anticipated
fortune, as has happened in many
other cases, may turn out to be a
mere bubble rumor and without
foundation of fact.
Attorney Gardner says that if he
after an investigation, finds that
there is anything worthwhile to
work upon, he will go back through
old records and documents of Ruth
erford and Tryon counties, back to
the Revolutionary war to show by
the pension records that the Hum
phries who fought at Kings Moun
tain had six sons, one of whom was
William, who went west in young
manhood. The Tennessee branch of
the family, it is reported, has al
ready sent an attorney to Texas to
look after their interests.
Industry And
Business Will
Observe Season
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fng of next week. The Shelbv Cot
ton mil! will close Thursday at
noon and reopen Monday morning
The Lily plant closes down this aft
ernoon and goes back to work Mon
day rooming. The Ella closes Thurs
day at noon and reopens Monday
morning. The Belmont milt will
have the longest holiday, closing
Thursday morning and not reopen
ing until Monday, January 4.
With all the nobler acts of the
Christmas season centering in the
general charity committees work
the slogan about Shelby today was
"Not an Etnpty Stocking Christmas
morning.” At the charity headquar
ters in the basement of the Line
berger-Woolworth building today
the calls for aid were numerous and
the charity employes were rushed In
investigating and aiding all needy
cases. All over the city and sur
rounding section food, clothing fuel
money and medicine have been dis
tributed this week. The work will,
of course, continue through the win
ter months, but special efforts were
being made this week to extend a
helping hand to all the unfortunate
by Christmas morning. Contribu
tions, ranging from cash to food and
fuel, were still coming In this week.
All in all it promises to be a big
Christmas in this section this year.
The incomparable spirit of the sea
son seems to have driven away what
gloom and worry there might nave
been, and heavy shopping crowds
this week have given general busi
ness a fine impetus.
The Faker.
Wife: Arthur! Don’t tell me you
I were contemplating suicide?
Hubby (who has just returned
| from rainy vacation and has ids
jhead in gas oven': Suicide be hand
led 1 I’m determined to return to the
1 office with a srovtched face sonte
Ihmv.
Dame Fashion Recovers Her Sanity
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Period Frocks, Featuring Bustles and Other Mauve Decade Ideas, and Freak
Headgear Go Into Discard as Milady’s Fancy Returns to Smart,
Modem and Flattering Styles.
Having recovered from the mental aberration the result of which waa a wave of nonsensical fashions
which wera disinterred from the "Gay Nineties'’ and early Victorian era, Dame Fashion is onca more her
charming self. Styles for the coming season have none of the freakish features that have marked most
ot the recent creations. Pictured above are some of the charming models that mark the grand old lady’s
return to sanity. On the left is a transparent velvet dress, for tea, cocktail hour, theatre or restaurant
wear. Simply made, it has shirred sleeves which are puffed, and the only decoration is a rhinestone
buckle. Second from left is a fur-trimmed model. Suit is of black velvet end the trimming is of silver
foa. The next model (third from left), is a brown lace dress with buckle and necklace of burnt topaz
The coat is of orange velvet with brown astrakhan collar. On the right is an ensemble for informal wear
in the afternoon. It is of black transparent velvet with hat and shoes to match.
Deed Of 1760 Found
By Rutherford Man
Grant From King George For Land
In This Section Then All
Mecklenburg County.
Forest City, Dec. 23.—H. M. Fou
ler, postmaster at West, Texas, but
who is a native of this county,
where he recently visited, has in
his possession a unique manuscrip.
This paper is the original of a land
grant to Mr. Fowler’s great-great
grandfather, issued by Kings George
III of England and dated December
9, 1760. It conveys the ownership of
200 acres of wooded lands located
in Mecklenburg county. Province of
North Carolina, to William Adams
and Barlett Henson, the latter Mr
Fowler's ancestor.
An unusual feature of the deal is
that the land still remains in the
family after 170 years, Mr. Fowler
having Inherited It from his fath
; er. Never in this time has the prop
erty left the family, aaving been
handed down from father to son
throughout the years. Mr. Fowle
received the original manuscrip
from a cousin who had it for the
past several years, during his visit
in this state.
At the time of the issuance oi
the transfer Mecklenburg county
covered all the present state of
North Carolina from a line east of
Charlotte westward. and as far
north as the old Earl Granville's
line. Mecklenburg was divided in
1769 and from it was formed Tryon
county. In 1779 Tryon county was
abolished and from it was formed
Lincoln and Rutherford.
Mr. Fowler also has several other
old papers pertaining to the land,
with the bounds explained and the
territory it covered. A later deed
received the property from the
United States government about
1799, 100 acres of land for the price
of 60 shillings.
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Gandhi’s Smile in Defeat
Despite bill failure to resell an amicable understanding with the Brit
ish Government regarding his demands for independence for India.
Mahatma Gandhi managed to conjure up this smile as his train pulled
out of Victoria Station, London, at the start of his return to his native
land. The Indian leader broke his journey at Rome to visit Premier
Benito Mussolini and Pope Pius XI. He had his interview with II Duce,
but was refused an audience with the Pontiff on account of hia scanty
clothing.
5,000 HOMES RECEIVE THE STAR
Every Other Day. That Means 20,000 intense
Readers. If you have something to sell, tell
these 20,000 People about it in these columns.
HOLIDAY GREETINGS
Another year has rolled ’round and we are
thinking back over the months of our many
happy associations with friends and patrons.
To you, one and all, we wish a Merry Christ
mas, happiness, good health and accomplish
ment.
COHEN BROS.
Hamrick Funeral
Held Here Today
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his health, and it was while there
that he brought into use a latent
talent—that of writing. Few men
without years of Journalistic ex
perience could express their
thoughts in writing in a more at
tractive and interesting manner. In
articles sent back to The Star he
recalled many incidents of bygone
days and almost forgotten Shelby
history. Interwoven with the rem
iniscences were persona! thoughts
and ideas, all of which combined!
to make his contributions one of the!
mast popular features ever publish
ed by The Star. Despite his physi
cal handicap in later years he was
of a buoyant, cheerful disposition,
and of the charitable type that was
ready to aid his friends with more
than advice.
Although his death had been an
ticipated for some time, the actual
news of his passing yesterday
brought sorrow to hundreds of hi?
admirers.
Five Children.
He is survived by his widow and
five children. The surviving chil
dren are Thomas W. Hamrick, jr„
houis M. Hamrick, Roland M. Ham
rick. Rebecca Hamrick, and Mar
garet P. Hamrick. He was first
married on March 13, 1902, to Mlsr.
'Pauline Marks at Spartanburg, S"
C. She died Sept. 16, 1920, at the
age of 41. The surviving children
were of this union. On Thanksgiv
ing Nov. 29, 1922. he married Mi>
Mae Waters, of Florida and Atlan
ta, Ga.. who survives.
Surviving also are the following
brothers and sisters: Frank A.
Hamrick, Miss Jessie Hamrick, Mrs
[Lily Button, W. S. Hamrick anti
Hudson M. Hamrick.
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M. And J. Finance
Pays Sixth Dividend
The Manufacturers and Jobbers
Finance corporation of Shelby, with
branches at Columbus and Tryon
in Polk county, mailed out this week
dividend checks for two per cent on
its common _and preferred stocks,
the checks to reach the sharehold
ers by Christmas. This is the sixth
dividend since incorporating the
company in June, 1930.
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BE MERRY
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cordial greetings o f the
season and thanks for
your Wind patronage.
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